File photo of Greco-Roman wrestling action during the Jack Pinto Cup at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. (© Larry Clouse/Cal Sport Media/ZUMAPRESS.com)

The US, Iran and Russia form an alliance to save Olympic wrestling

2/17/2013

Nothing brings together battling nations like sweaty men rolling around on the floor in singlets. After the International Olympic Committee announced last week that wrestling would be dropped from the games in 2020, the U.S., Iran and Russia have banded together to try to change the committee's mind. Even though the three countries will remain fierce rivals on the mat (and in international politics), they'll be pooling resources to try and get wrestling back into the Olympics. Now if only we could all be this cooperative with our nuclear programs, the world might be a nicer place. [Source]

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